curliest
Having tightest spirals
Curliest is the superlative of curly—having the most curls or the tightest curl pattern: She has the curliest hair in the family.
The word applies to hair, ribbons, wood shavings, or anything that forms spiral shapes.
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- corkscrewTool for opening bottles
- coilWound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- twistRotating motion or surprise
swirl · loop · scroll · ringlet · convolution · gyre · tendril · furl
Tubular hair curls
- coilsConnected loops of material
- corkscrewsHelix-shaped wine tools
- spiraledMoved in helix
- kinksTight curls or snags
frizz · afro · perm · twists · locks · tendrils · bouncy · woolly
Growled or knotted
- knottedTied with loops
- mattedTangled into clumps
- entwinedWrapped around one another
- twistedWound around itself
interwoven · meshed · enmeshed · intertwined · raveled · tousled · disheveled · windswept
bouncy
Tends to rebound
silky · coarse · wiry · dense · thick · fine · delicate · tight · loose · defined
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
twist · swirl · loop · scroll · ringlet · convolution · gyre · tendril · furl · arc
ringlets
Tubular hair curls
- coilsConnected loops of material
- corkscrewsHelix-shaped wine tools
- spiraledMoved in helix
kinks · frizz · afro · perm · twists · locks · tendrils · bouncy · woolly · whorls
snarled
Growled or knotted
twisted · interwoven · meshed · enmeshed · intertwined · raveled · tousled · disheveled · windswept · bedhead